Why a big gap between generations of apes?

Science teaches us as mankind is developed from apes. That means mankind is the first generation ape. Why is, therefore, a big gap in the apes of today and mankind?  Recorded history can be back to 4-5 thousand...

Light In Darkness

Of all the disabilities, none has the dignity and is so moving like blindness; it exhorts our deepest compassion and feelings. Just do this: close your eyes completely and cover them with some thing, and imagine living every moment, every day, forever - like that. A very...

"Clean coal" burning for electricity, first test plant Germany

"clean coal" burning for electricity, first test plantgermany starts working. In reality the CO2-sequestrationmeans CO2 separated stored in the underground, solution? " Beneath the gargantuan grey boiler towers...

'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians

" The gristle spells out the word "Allah" in Arabic Diners have been flocking to a restaurant in northern Nigeria to see pieces of meat which the owner...

Food summit may end without declaration of intent

Rather than centering around the controversial issue of biofuels, as was expected, conflict at the emergency food summit in Rome is focused on disagreement between opponents over side issues, such as whether a resolution should condemn US economic danctions on Cuba."ROME...

Earth, a Black Hole’s ‘Meal of the Day’

"”Doomsday: Mankind Has An Expiration Day”,  the name of a new movie and ”How unlikely is a doomsday catastrophe? ”, a physics paper, are two  good headers  affirming and...

PoV: Alien VS Predator - Requiem (AVPR)

When I first watch the first edition of Alien VS Predator (AVP –2004), I feel that it might be quite interesting as Alien VS Predator rather than only Aliens in Alien movies or only Predators in Predator movies. And the most interesting thing is the slogan; Whoever wins…...

Hugo Chavez funded FARC said Colombia

"Police Commander Gen. Oscar Naranjo of Colombia said that documents found in a camp in Ecuador where Colombian troops killed FARC rebel commander Raul Reyes showed ties between the FARC rebels and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa"

Solid Release Date for Overclocked: A History of Violence Announced by Lighth...

"Leading Publisher Lighthouse Interactive and dtp Entertainment AG, today announced a solid release date for their highly anticipated psychological thriller Adventure game, Overclocked: A History of Violence. This PC DVD-ROM game will begin hitting stores shelves across the...

The Worst Building in the History of Mankind

Who ever designed this North Korean building should be shot.  In fact, he probably was."The one-hundred-and-five-story Ryugyong Hotel is hideous, dominating the Pyongyang skyline like some twisted North Korean version of Cinderella's castle. Not that you would be able to...

How Many Scientists Say That Mankind Is Affecting Global Warming?

"But now a study of all research papers between 2004 and 2007 indicates only seven percent give an explicit endorsement of that so-called consensus. Forty-five percent give an implicit endorsement. But 48 percent...

Straight to the Moon, Neil: The 36th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing

On July 20, 1969, two American men landed on the moon. Today is the 36th anniversary of that landing (at least, if you believe it happened...see below). My favourite piece of random trivia about the lunar...

Modern-day language plays dangerous games with mankind

A week ago Pope Benedict XVI was in Brazil reaffirming the same crucial message he stressed on the eve of his election to the papacy in April 2005. At that time the Pope spoke of an insidious trend that is...

Climate change solutions available now: Sargent

"Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent TD said today that solutions to climate change exist and that Ireland must start implementing them immediately. Speaking at a photocall in Dublin city center as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepares to publish its...

Has mankind outgrown religion?

Has mankind out-grown it's diaper? Are we moving on to pants from our diaper?I read a very interesting article from a magazine recently talking about where the real debate is happening in the science community....

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